VSC8502 Reference Board
VPPD-03822 VSC8502 User Guide Revision 1.0
Contents
1 Revision History ............................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Revision 1.0 ........................................................................................................................................ 1
2 Introduction ................................................................................................................................... 2
3 General Description ....................................................................................................................... 3
3.1 Copper Port RJ45 Connections ........................................................................................................... 3
3.2 RGMII MAC Connectors ...................................................................................................................... 3
3.3 Static Controls (SW1) .......................................................................................................................... 3
3.4 Clocking .............................................................................................................................................. 3
3.5 Software Interface Microcontroller Card ........................................................................................... 3
3.6 Software Interface Microcontroller Card ........................................................................................... 4
4 Quick Start ..................................................................................................................................... 5
4.1 Connecting the Power Supply ............................................................................................................ 5
4.2 PC Software Installation ..................................................................................................................... 5
4.3 Connecting to the Board to the PC ..................................................................................................... 5
4.3.1
Board Initialization .................................................................................................................................. 6
4.3.2
Copper Media Operation (Auto-negotiation Enabled) ............................................................................ 7
5 Useful Test Features ...................................................................................................................... 8
5.1 Ethernet Packet Generator ................................................................................................................. 8
5.2 Copper PHY Error Counters ................................................................................................................ 8
5.3 Near-End Loopback ............................................................................................................................ 8
5.4 Far-End Loopback ............................................................................................................................... 8
5.5 Transmitter Test Mode ....................................................................................................................... 8
